The ‘Pando Commandos’ were more intense than you’d think
For the 2017 Army-Navy Game, the Army’s jerseys celebrated the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), the predecessor to…
The complete post guide to Fort Drum
The instant you get orders to New York, your first question is probably about Fort Drum weather. Well, we’re not going to sugar coat it and say it’s great. Unless,…
Nike’s co-founder was a 10th Mountain WWII veteran
William “Bill” Jay Bowerman is best known as a co-founder of the popular sports equipment and apparel company Nike. His expertise in athletics came from his career as a successful…
Listen to these 10th Mountain Division soldiers revive an old WWII song
The Army’s legendary 10th Mountain Division was constituted as the 10th Light Division (Alpine) on July 10, 1943. Five days later, the division was activated at Camp Hale, Colorado. When…
Would the 10th Mountain exist without Camp Hale?
Camp Hale, located in Colorado’s Eagle River valley near Leadville, was constructed in 1942 during World War II. It served as a training facility for the US Army known as…
WATCH: The Grueling ‘D-Series’ Exercise That Prepared Elite Ski Troops from the 10th Mountain Division for Winter Warfare
In March 1944, a hardy group of mountaineers, skiers, rock climbers, and outdoorsmen all volunteered for a newly formed winter warfare unit known today as the famed 10th Mountain Division….
Soldier recalls serving with Medal of Honor recipient Travis Atkins
“He was a selfless leader, a brother and a friend.”
That is how Stuart Hollingsworth remembers Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins, the former 10th Mountain Division (LI) soldier who posthumously received the Medal of Honor during a ceremony at th…
This is the infantryman posthumously receiving the MoH
The Pentagon has announced that President Donald J. Trump will present the Medal of Honor to the family of Army Staff Sgt. Travis W. Atkins, an infantryman killed in action on June 1, 2007, when he wrenched a suicide bomber away from his troops and …